The meeting, presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, reviewed a document on identifying and selecting outstanding young officials to meet the requirements of the new era.

The meeting stressed that identifying, training and selecting outstanding young officials is fundamental to strengthen the leadership of the Party and the team of competent officials, said a statement released after the meeting.

It is also a major strategic task concerning the qualified successor of the cause of the Party as well as the nation's long-term peace and stability, the statement added.

As China has entered a new era, it is crucially important for the Party and the state to build up a high-quality force with professional skills, the meeting pointed out.

The meeting highlighted that building up a young and vitalized professional force should help improve the nation's governance system as well as promote the prosperity of the Party's undertakings, according to the statement.